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Two men convicted of murdering Tony Fisher have been given life sentences with minimum terms of 33 years and 25 years by a judge a Nottingham Crown Court.

Simon Palmer, 43, who was living in Edwin Street, Daybrook, was described by the judge as the ringleader of the conspiracy to rob Mr Fisher at his home in Carlton.

The judge gave Palmer (formerly known as Simon Blake) a mandatory life sentence after he was found guilty of the murder - and set the minimum tariff he will serve at 33 years. He received a concurrent 20 years sentence for conspiracy to rob.

Marcus Barton, 42, of Raymede Drive, Bestwood Estate, was also given a life sentence for the murder of Mr Fisher, and his minimum tariff was set at 25 years before parole will be considered. He also received a 20-year concurrent sentence for conspiracy to rob.

At Nottingham Crown Court today Marcus Barton's son Jayden Roberts-Barton, 22, of Goodwood Avenue, Arnold, and another man Nathan Barton, who had been living in Heathfield Avenue, Old Basford, were cleared of the murder of Mr Fisher, but both were convicted on charges of conspiracy to rob and manslaughter.

Nathan Barton, 23, who the judge described as one of the junior members of the team, was given 19-year sentence for manslaughter and 14 years to be served concurrently on the conspiracy to rob charge.

Jayden Roberts-Barton, 22, of Goodwood Avenue, Arnold. received 13 years for conspiracy to rob and 18 years for manslaughter.

Vincent Hawkins, 31, of Handel Street, Sneinton, who was convicted on a charge of perverting the course of justice on January 9, 2016, received five years in prison.

He was found not guilty of assisting an offender on January 9 after allegedly burning clothing with the intent to impede the apprehension of Nathan Barton and Jayden Roberts-Barton,

The court heard that the men tortured Mr Fisher by beating and stabbing him to give up the keys and code to his safes - one in the kitchen and another hidden inside a wardrobe.

They took his life savings - between £10,000 and £14,000 - and jewellery which was locked in two safes, at his semi-detached home in Coningswath Road, Carlton, on January 8 last year.